Leigh Bertling is a Director of Product Design with a track record of building and leading high-performing UX and UI organizations within complex, regulated, and enterprise environments. She partners with executive leadership to define product vision, elevate design maturity, and deliver scalable, human-centered digital ecosystems that drive measurable business growth.

She has led multidisciplinary design teams across North America and Europe, shaping digital platforms and product strategies for global brands including Siemens PLM, KPMG, TD Bank, McDonald’s, Honda Acura, Pfizer and Biogen.

Her leadership spans large-scale website transformations, fintech, healthcare digital products, and enterprise AI-enabled tools, consistently aligning design investment to adoption, engagement, and retention metrics.

A recognized accessibility and design systems advocate, Leigh has established accessibility communities of practice and implemented scalable design frameworks that improve governance, consistency, and speed to market.

She is a trusted executive presenter, known for articulating design strategy in commercial terms and influencing cross-functional alignment at the senior leadership level. She has served as a juror for Canada’s Atomic Awards, evaluating the country’s top creative work.

Leigh began her career in art direction in South Africa before advancing into senior creative roles in the United Kingdom, where she delivered creative for global brands including Sony Pictures Europe, Peroni, Cadbury, Burger King, Gillette, BBC Worldwide, and Virgin Media.

She brings a player-coach mindset to executive leadership: equally comfortable shaping long-term product strategy, scaling teams, strengthening design governance, and engaging directly in critical product decisions that define customer experience and brand value.